Octavian Nothing: Volume 2: The Kingdom on the Waves by M. T. Anderson
Like the first book, I think that this is best read knowing as little as possible about the plot. Hence, no spoiler cut. I know you’ll click. (I really recommend not even looking at the cover if you haven’t read the first book.)
This duology (really a giant novel in two parts) is a version of the American Revolution unlike anything else I’m aware of, both in its approach and its protagonist. Told in a variety of ways-first person narrative, diary entries, letters, and official reports, all reminiscent of the style of the time, but easily accessible to contemporary readers-it presents many sides and stances regarding the war, but rarely the most common one, and successfully recreates the familiar time and setting into something new and unfamiliar, but still very true.
This duology (really a giant novel in two parts) is a version of the American Revolution unlike anything else I’m aware of, both in its approach and its protagonist. Told in a variety of ways-first person narrative, diary entries, letters, and official reports, all reminiscent of the style of the time, but easily accessible to contemporary readers-it presents many sides and stances regarding the war, but rarely the most common one, and successfully recreates the familiar time and setting into something new and unfamiliar, but still very true.